Shabtabnews In this dark night, I have lost my way – Arise from a corner, oh you the star of guidance.

CHRI – Police Kill Cousin at Gravesite of Nine-Year-Old Kian Pirfalak   Thirty Relatives of Slain Street Protesters, Mostly Mothers, Detained  June 12, 2023 – Iranian authorities’ killing of a young man, Pouya Molaeirad—amid a memorial for his nine-year-old cousin Kian Pirfalak, also believed to have been killed by state security forces—marks an escalation in the Iranian government’s crusade to …

Al-Arabia – Iran and the United States could exchange prisoners soon if Washington shows goodwill, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, a day after Iran’s supreme leader signaled the possibility of reaching a nuclear agreement with the West. “Regarding the issue of exchanging prisoners with America.. negotiations are ongoing through mediators…If the other party shows the same seriousness and goodwill, …

Iranwire – Kian Pirfalak was just nine years old when he was shot and killed, in the back of his father’s car, by the Iranian security services. He was shot on November 16, 2022, and buried two days later. Kian’s father was injured, as well, suffering spinal cord trauma. He was nevertheless summoned by a court for questioning. June 11 would …

Iranwire – Pouya Molaei-Rad, a cousin of Kian Pirfalak’s mother, Mahmonir Molaei, was shot and killed by agents of the Islamic Republic near the cemetery where Kian is laid to rest. The shooting occurred amid threats made against Mahmonir, warning her that if she proceeded with celebrating her son’s 10th birthday, her husband and their younger son would also be …

Iranwire – Kian Pirfalak, a nine-year-old boy in Izeh, Iran’s Khuzestan province, aspired to become a robotics engineer and inventor before he was killed by bullets fired by Islamic Republic security forces on November 16, 2022. He would have been 10 years old this past Sunday June 11. With his death, Iran lost a talented and bright child with a …